Understanding and Mis

When I first drew this I was anticipating having word bubbles for each of the people, each one saying something that would clue the viewer in to who was understanding and who was misunderstanding.

But I was streaming the drawing of the image live and the people watching the broadcast had different answers to this question. At that point I realized it would be much more interesting to just have the viewer make their own choice as to who is seeing things clearly and who is not. I decided the word bubbles weren’t needed.

And so I ask you, who is understanding little and who is misunderstanding a lot?  By the way, just in case you are the type that worries about this, there is no right answer.  Your choice is valid, as are your reasons.  So, let’s hear them!


Drawing and commentary © 2019 Marty Coleman | napkindad.com

Quote by Anatole France, 1844 – 1924, French novelist, poet and journalist
Here is his biography from nobelprize.org (winner in Literature, 1921)


Original Harmony – updated 2018

Summer is wandering time and I have been surrounded by stories of it this week.  I am getting antsy for a road trip of some type!  

  • My traveling daughter, who has traipsed across the west for the last 4 months, came back in town this week and told of some of her adventures off the beaten path. 
  • A good blogging buddy of mine is on her bazillionth trip to Pakistan and is great at posting photos and telling of the feel of the place. 
  • A running buddy just returned from an anniversary trip to Paris and posted photos.  
  • Another daughter went off to the beach in California.  
  • Another running buddy went off to Canada with his wife (and happened upon an annual nude bike ride! That cracked them up, big time)

We are not sure what our summer adventure will be yet, but I will let you know!
What adventures are you hoping to experience?

Drawing and wanderlust © Marty Coleman 

“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.” – Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer

The Future – updated 2017

A vintage napkin from 2001, drawn for my daughters and put in their lunches.

Then the question must be, ‘If dreams are in the future, how do you get to them?’
 
Perhaps one way is by finding someone whose tomorrow happens to be today and hitching a ride with them. That’s how I do it, at least. Sometimes that person is myself, other times not.
 
Drawing and commentary © Marty Coleman
 
“The future is a convenient place for dreams.” – Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer. No, the country was not named after him.